Enduring Freedom Era Memorial, Dobson
The memorial to the Surry County citizens killed during the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan Wars is a simple pink granite panel with five names and a quote from Jefferson Davis.
Right front: OPERATION ENDURING / FREEDOM ERA / ANDREW WILLIAM LAWSON / DAVID WAYNE SNOW / ANTON HIETT / ADAM LEE MARION / MARK A. GARNER
Left front: WE ENTERED UPON / THE CAREER OF INDEPENDENCE / AND IT MUST BE INFLEXIBLY PURSUED / JEFFERSON DAVIS
Surry County
Circa 2015
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Pink granite
The quote by Jefferson Davis is from his first inaugural address to the Confederate Congress on February 18, 1861. It immediately follows a sentence that says the emergency created by secession must be met “by the final arbitration of the sword” if necessary against the United States yet those whose names appear on the memorial served in service of the United States.
The memorial is located at the old Surry County Courthouse, 141 Main St. Dobson, NC. Also located at the courthouse are the Confederate Soldiers monument, the Surry County World War I Memorial, and Surry County War Dead.
The memorial stands on the front lawn of the courthouse building.
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